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rendered the position OF q Junior House sur
geon in the Bellevue Hospital.
1t viii be seen by Fraulein saerchinger's
card. that the people of Ellsworth and yicin-
ity, have an excellent opportunity for iustruc-
tion in music and in German by an educated
German lady. Fraucin Saercaingcr comes
highly recommended.
George Gould and sons have been making
great Improvements in the vicinity Of the Han
cock House. by building new residences. Sc.
We hear it suggested that we have new
Goplis-boro right here. in the heart OF the
city
Mrs. l.. NJ. \. stevens, President Of the
Maine W. {. T. T.. expects to arrive in this
city thi, "Wednesday evening, where She will
spend The night a the guest Of Mrs 4. r.
Greedy. Mr.. stevens i going 10 Cbcrrviiold
to address the people OF that place.
oct % sch. silver Heels of fremont. from
Rocklaud for New York. with 4 cargo OF lime,
was dragged into hy schooner Rachel Seaman
during the heavy ca,terly gale in Niualhavcn
lat FRIDAY. and to prevent serious damage,
Slipped both anchors aud ran to the railway
wharf " here She now lies.
Rev t. b. Macdonald. formerly q ,hj>
cit, ha, resigned The p,~torata OF the / nif.,r-
ian church At shirlo, Mas. MINIS ~ on-
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sunset Oct. II, TO the wife OF Albert Sci
lers, twin boys.
Green's Landing-Oct IA, to the wife OF r.
X. knoWiton, a son.
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Died.

Obituary notices, beyond the Date, Name and 4g,
must be paid for at the rate OF ten cents line.
Trenton-Oct. p, Mr.. Elbridge Mosley,
aged 30 years and months
Somesville Oct. 90, Mr.. Alexander IIamil-
ton. aged 81 years. months and $ days.
West TreBton-Oct. Is, Mrs. Elizabeth
Townsend. widow of the late Thomas Town
send. aged Is years.
Idaho Springs, Col.--0ct. s, Mr.. Peter May
berry, formerly of Maine, aged II Years.
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Advertised Letters.


ELLSWORTH POST OFFICE. Oct. %, 1887.
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Please call for advertised letters.
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membership weekly, and seems destined to
grow and thrive.
School has resumed in district No. 2.
Sabbath school concert at the Baptist
church, Sunday evening, Nov. G.
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Ga Correct in style and
ity. EH Low in price.
a harvest for the people.
fractions.
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= GO, utic.li,.. t.co.t. but 2, cents
res bottle
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Furnishing Goods.

fit. ca First class in quail
Our October sales will be
Do not fail to see our fall at
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HEADQUARTERS FOR MUSIC.

Bano~ Strings Heads and Banjo music in Stock. Amy music
ordered free receipt Of catalogue opTo. " hNr~ue
variety, will try to name Them but let y"u calI and
for yourselves,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
s.What was the nature of the fare YOU

"What was the nature of the fare you
were able to procure on your way
through the eountry?"
''Goat meat, Indian corn cake, bana-
mas and milk
'.Your next expedition to Africa
was"
'In 1874. Three Englishmen accom-
panied me. / took the trouble to in
quire regarding their habits, to make
sure that they were temperate, having
already had sad experience with in
temperate men. We had in our stores
twelve bottles of pure brandy from
Zanzibar, on an expedition that might
have lasted from three to ten years.
One was broken and spilled and six
were consumed for medical purposes.
They were disposed of in this way.
One was given to the men suffering
from dysentery, two were consumed by
the white man, POcock, who died of
typhoid fever; the stimulant kept him
up for two weeks; the youngest white
man Baker. got one bottle; he also died.
The elder Pocock was then the only
white man left to me. In the course of
year he and the colored people con-
sumed two bottles. At the end of two
years and nine months five bottles re-
manned. These we buried at Nysngwee,
thinking that we might want them on
our return, for we then did not know but
that, like other travellers, we might be
driven back by native hostilit:es. This,
however. was not our fortune, and we
continued the voyage down the river
Lualaba until we emerged on the At
lantic. The five bottles of brandy, for
aught l know, still remain where we
left them"
did you drink any of the brandy?"
1.-The whole time, three and a half
years, may have taken ten tablespoons
fuls of it,
what kind of food did you use?"
Mutton, beef, goat meat, game,
sweet potatoes. pumpkins, bananas,
peanuts, tea, coffee and milk"
"Was your appetite always good?"
ayes, save when in fever. Twas nine
months in the widest parts of Africa
without a symptom of disease. This
good fortune l attribute to the increase
of knowledge concerning health habits,
the Indulgence in simple food, the bath.
and judicious exercise"
''Did you sleep well?'
Until toward the end. The great
sense of responsibility disquieted
my mind, and L lost siXty-three pounds
in weight. When L started 1 weighed
one hundred and eighty pounds, when
1 returned [ was only one hundred and
seventeen. The nervous activity was
such that I could not sIeep-no, not
even after had paced for hours out
side the camp, in the hope of wooing
it by fatigue. ''--Herald Of Health.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
EGG-LAYlNG MAMMALS.
The Porcupine Ant-Eater's Interesting Pr
sition in Natural History.

| The Porcupine Ant-Eater's Interesting PO-
sition in Natural History.
An important question in natural his
tory can now be answered. There are
egg-laying mammals. This fact, which
has long been believed by scientists,
has finally been proved, and the link
between mammals and birds, which,
according to the saying that Mature
makes no jumps" must necessarily ex-
ist, has been found. 1t is worthy of
note that Darwin was interested in this
question.
August %, 1884, DR.. Wilhelm Haacke,
former assistant of Haeckel and direc-
tor of the South Australian Museum in
Adelaide, discovered that the porcupine
ant-eater (Echid1a0 hystri1) laid eggs,
days later by w. II. Caldwell, young
English naturalist who went to New
Holland to study the development of
animals of the duckbill species. The
anatomical construction of these AMI
mails and their position in the zooEog-
zeal system has been Il subject of discus
sion among naturalists, but they have
finally been classed as mammals The
particular animal to which we wish
to call attention is the porcupine ant
eater (Echid'aG hystrirl. 1t is the
smallest of the mOnotremes, and re-
minds one of the porcupine. Its body
is plump, and its short legs are each
provided with five strong toes armed
with sharp nails, well adapted for bur-
rowing. Its beak resembles closely that
of the woodcock, being thin and tube
shaped. The mouth is very small, only
large enough for the passage of the
worm-like, rough-pointed tongue, which
can be extended some distance beyond
the beak and is used for drawing in
food (ants and other insects). No ears
are visible. but there are hearing pas
sages, which can be opened and closed
by folds of skin. The upper part of the
body is covered with black, pointed
quilts. the roots of which are surrounded
by short hair, and the head, legs, and
other parts of the body are also COW
cred with hair.
This ant-eater lives in mountainous
districts and in high, dry woods in
South Australia, where he burrows I'M
der the roots of the trees. In his hole
he makes n nest which he lines with
parts of plants. To protect himself
from an enemy, he rolls himself up like
porcupine. -Scientife american.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10

once that a shot from them would be
the death of three or four passengers.
A bullet may miss by hairs breadth;
buck-shot can't help but hit.
The two men came down the car.
each with a gun in his left hand, and
knife and revolver in his belt, and
stopped at each berth. had $185 and
q gold watch and a diamond pin. My
wife hid $135 of the money and the
watch and pin before the fellows got to
us. / handed out the other fifty, and
as it was crumpled up it looked like a
big roll.
''All right-that's business!" chuck
led the man as he received it. ''Now
for your tickers."
"Never had one"
"Oh, you didn't! I'll look for that
as I come backi'
In this way the two fellows passed
each other, taking whatever was
handed out, and as they reached the
ends of the car one of them fired a shot
which went through the roof; and next
moment they were off. No one in the
passenger coaches had been robbed,
and no oneon the train had been in
jured. WHY? Because all had exhib-
tied common sense. That so-called
bravery which the editor referred to
sighs for might have tempted some one
to fire pistol The result would have
been the killing of half of us. Those
men boarded the train with the deter
mination to kill whoever resisted them,
and they probably would have done it.
And let me say that among the ''cow-
ards in that sleeper were five ex-army
officers, Mississippian who had fought
three duels, and two or three other
men who would have shot down the
man who impugned their bravery
Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
BEAUTIFUL CORFU.
a Charming Island Known as the Garden
of the Mediterranean.

1
And TINS, between these islands and
Albania the good ship proceeds to
Corfu, that garden of the Mediter-
ranean, and anchors in its beautiful
land-locked bar, exactly twelve hours
after leaving Brindisi. One gasps in
the effort to describe these lovely spots
of earth. Dante is far more impress
sive when his genius puts forth its
strength in the Inferno" than when
he writes his ..Paradiso;" and similarly
one does not feel the limitations of one s
powers in the attempted depletion
of the commonplace. But it is with
Corfu as with sweet Helen of Troy,
who paralyzed the pen, and was best
to be seen portrayed in the wonder and
admiration of those who We're privi-
legged to come face to face with her.
One leans over the side of the ship, and,
as it were, absorbs in silence into ones
system the soft contour of its many
sided hills; the stately grace of its cy-
presses growing in the town and crest
ing the dark rock which, even as a
fortress, impresses with its solemnity
rather than its strength; the mellow
COiOt VI It's OIO cAclldu HOUSES, green
and white. soaring high against the
blue heavens; the clamor of its boat
men, discordant enough when one has
q personal interest in the hubbub, but
otherwise merely strange sounds in a
strange place; the orange sails of its
fishing-boats at anchor in the bay, their
big prows carved with uncouth saints
and figures; the ruined islands hard by.
and the distant rocks of the Lazzaretto
against a background of deep foliage
where gardens and orange-groves run
to the waters edge; the Venetian cam
paniles of its churches; the villas and
villages Nesting in the hooks of the
hills and the mountains, two thousand
feet and more above the sea level; and
she majestic gray hills with their snow
capped attendants on the Albanian
shore, which, at distance of five or six
miles, form firm bar on the eastern
side of the harbor. There can be no
more beautiful port in the world than
this of Corfu. To appreciate the dis
interestedness of the British Govern
ment, one ought to see Corfu. No in
dividual would have given away such
property so freely, even though it
seemed ever so reasonably demanded
of him.-AU the Year Round.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
DlSAGREEABLE TRAITS.
How Many Good Men and Women Maize
Themselves Unpopular

How Many Good Men and Women Maize
Themselves Unpopular
There are people," said an old di-
vine, .'who lead us heavenward, but
they stick pins in us all the way" OF
these was Il certain English poet, whose
hymns have strengthened many
fainting soul. But the poet had such 4
habit of shifting and hawking, that his
best friends could scarcely endure his
company OF these, too, was a we'll
known American woman, foremost in
the last generation as reformer and
philanthropist. Nobody ever do1bted
her purity of soul or the power Of her
intellect; her name now is cited as that
of one of the most brilliant conversers
which America ever produced. Bat in
reality she talked as soon as she had
moments cessation, raising her voice
to- drown any reply which was ventured.
Friend and foe wearied of the never
ending chatter, of which ''P' was both
the center and circumference. OF this
unfortunate class, too, are many OBJ
scure good people, such, for example,
as Godfrey c.. He began, like Her
culcs, to be hero in his cradle. Even
as a baby he was generous, and bore
pain without a whimper. AS a man he
was large-natured. liberal, the leader in
every helpful work in his State, faithful
to his family, for whom he drudged
until his strength failed from overwOrk
and he died III middle age. Yet it
taxed the patience OF friend, wife or
child to be an hour in the company of
this earnest, affectionate man. He
would bang doors, he would clap a sick
woman ON the back, he would shout out
inquiries as to your deafness or poverty
before room full of people; he shov-
eled his food into his mouth with his
knife, he wore coats and shirts stained
with tobacco, he discussed your private
affairs whenever h. met you. Yet he
never understood why his wife was
ashamed of him, or why his children
managed to keep him out of their little
parties. He went TO his grave with
sore heart because of these hurts.
Much of the misery of life comes to
men and women because of little dis
agreeable traits which obscure their
real character, precisely as a mist does
n fine mirror. Such traits are usually
only the result of stubborn self-will.
They are petty habits, acquired in
childhooS- which the boy refuses to
give up simply because they are his
own. God, who sees the heart, looks
beneath these outward appearances,
but the world too often sees no deeper
than the surface. and judges the man
by them.-Touth's CO'nDa'aion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
A CANDID wooER.
Gree Translation of an Instructive and
Highly Moral German Tale.

Gree Translation of an Instructive and
Highly Moral German Tale.
The beautiful and accomplished
daughter of wealthy grain dealer OF
Vienna had the misfortune. SO to speak,
TO fall desperately in love with young
nan who was employed in railroad
office. Her affection was very much re-
quilted as far as the young man was
concerned, but there was reason to in
fer that the wealthy maiden's pa would
kick.
-'What is the best way to conciliate
the old reprobate-how can l get on
the blind side of him?" asked the youth
OF the maiden during one of their secret
sessions.
-'My fatheE" said the wealthy
maiden, lis great admirer of candOr.
If you deceive him in the slightest par
ficular about your financial status or
your past life, all is lost. When you
call on him be straightforward, even to
bluntness."
The young man took the hint. a few
kisses. and his leave. and the next day
he sailed into the cozy little studio of
his prospective father-in-law.
Good morning, SIR" said the lat
ter.
Good morning, yourself"
~'What can L do for you?"
81 come to ask the hand of your
daughter in marriage. but before you
welcome me 1nto your family, 1 want
to give you a few points about my past
career"
''Well, you are o cool one. Have you
any assets?''
mot the slightest"
~'You afe probably in debit"
''Well. should say SO. 1 can't re-
member back to the time when wasn't
duDned several times day"
al dare say that dress coat you have
on is not your property"
you've hit it to Il dot. It's Dor
rowed for this special occasion, ditto
the pants the hat isn't paid for, and
the shoemaker is waiting outside to
converse with me about the boots I've
got on"
''You are one of those candid gentle
menP''
''You bet. 1 keep candor on hand to
give away. My salary is only thirty
dollars a month, and I think the rail
road company is going to lower my
wages on the first. am just about as
candid as they make EN-"
The somewhat astonished grain dealer
acknowledged the corn he had I'M
earthed perfectly candid man. He
ascertained from his daughter that she
would shove herself off the end of
wharf if she didn't get him, and having
paid othe young mans debts, he gave
his consent to the marriage.
So much for candor.-TeraS Sttttpgs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
is He IN THE RINe9
Uneasiness Among the " Biainiacs" as -
Ex-senator Con<Iing's Intentions.

Uneasiness Among the Biainiacs {" -
Ex-senator ConkIing's Intentions.
There may be yet more grief in store
for the Blainiacs. A new figure looms
up whom Blaine thought he had left
hOrs de combat 1t is no less person
than Roscoe Conkling. who is still not
by any means an old man. That he is
power in the party nobody denies.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record has been looking the matter up.
He says:
1t would not be a matter of surprise to the
veteran politicians IL Mr.. Conkling should turn
up at Albany as a candidate for election 10 the
United States Senate-though il would be in
the nature of an unpleasant surprise for Mr.
Blaine. notice that our Roscoe Is again CIV
ing close attention 10 his attire, and that he
wears good clothes, trims his beard and
changes his necktie frequently. These signs,
in the case of a widower, always indicate
matrimony, and, with Mr.. Conkling, may be
taken for intention to again coquet with
politics and WOO the Republican majority in
the Legislature. Besides, he has made a snug
little sum in the last six years, and has laid by
and safely invested $500 900 for his old age, his
wife having as much more in her own right So
Mr.. Conking. at hfty-eight, alert, handsome
and eloquent, whose bugle blast is worth lO,OOO
men 10 his party any day, may safely aspire to
the Senate New York's only great RepuO-
lican leader, and not unreasonably he may
have an eye upon the Presidency.
Conkling would naturally take the
place of Logan as stalwart leader. He
will be even more formidable, for lpe
has no recent quarrels to heal up as
Logan's courage had made him. Conk-
ling's quarrels were not so noble and
creditable as Logan's, but they were
not so recent. He is incomparably su
perior to Blaine in every manly trait.
He would not be driven to SO many
personal explanations involving down.
right falsehood. Still, he may have
learned to dislike politics, and he may
also have no aspirations higher than
the Senate He might give the New
York Blaine henchmen some trouble on
that score. Blaine can't afford to let
Conkling back into public life on any
terms or for any purpose. Preconceived
purposes and final acts. do not always
correspond in magnitude.
Our advice to the unhappy Storm
driven Blaine boomers is to keep a
weather eye on Conkling- His motives
may be the most innocent in the World.
But even then he may experience new
motives. Where power is ample and
nothing is lacking but Il motive it is
safe to look out. Motives come with
strange suddenness and from strange
sources sometimes 1t is pity for the
Blaine people Their distress is ex-
treme, and has led them to do some
questionable things of late in order to
save their candidate ut least until con-
vention time. They had a long siege
trying to get him nominated. and chem
failed to get him elected, and any fur
Their disasters are cruel to the extent of
exciting sympathy even among bitter
enemies.-DeS MOi7cs Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-10
Population CT Alsace.

The returns for Alsace of the census
taken on the first of December, 1886,
have been only just published. The
total population was 1914, 626, being
an increase of only 669 on the number
of five years before. There is an excess
of 27,6G5 females, against similar
excess of 29,757 in 1880. The popula-
ton of Strasburg was Ill, 1897, being
an increase of over 5000 within five
years; Mulhausen 60,729, Colmar g.
5S7. Gebweiler 1855. These last
three towns are practically stationary.
The population of Metz, exclusive of
the garrison, was 54,072, being an in
crease of nearly 1000 within hve years.
NJ y. Post.